Innovation continues to rule the connector industry despite the downturn. RS Components' category business manager – electromechanical and connectors, Valerie Ramon, reviews the trends.

Although the connector industry hasn’t been immune to the effects of the downturn and many connector manufacturers have weeded out less popular variants from their standard catalogue, innovation has certainly continued apace in this area. Green applications and other growing markets like medical electronics have prompted manufacturers to bring out product ranges designed specifically for this purpose. New tools to address the growing health and safety culture in European industry have also emerged. .

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